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ORDINANCE NO. 2i5.
An Ordinance Amending Section oi
Ordinance No. 1873.

Ordinance No. 1873.
Q LECTION l. SECTION 4, OF ORDINANCE NO.
y 1sS, is hereby amended TO read as follows ::
No streets or alleys shall be opened, or any dis
tributing pipe tapped without the permission
OF the Superintendent or Clerk, which permis
sion need not tie issued until after the plumber
who is to lay the service pine has made applica-
ton to the Clerk of the Water Works, giving the
size of the tap to be used and where he wants it
til payment to the Clerk has been made for the
tap as follows: For one half-inch tap, 81; for
fiveeighths-ineh tap. So; three-fourths- tap.
IS; for one-inch-tap S. And when larger tap
than one inch is necessary, such price as the
Superintendent may direct. Nor shall any per-
mission be issued, except TO plumber who has
obtained rom the Superintendent license an
nually to do work upon city water service pines.
SECTION , This ordinance shall take effect
the FIRST MONDAY III AtRIL. 1857.
JOHN @. BROWN,
President of the Board OF Trustees.
Passed February II, 1857.
fel5-l0t f. II. MCKEE, Clerk.
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WOMAN's RFLIEF CORps.

The third annual Convention of the De-
partment of California of the Woman's Re-
lief Corps, auxiliary to the G. A. r., as
sembled at Brysons Hall yes erlay after
noon. The business of the day consisted
merely Of the reading of reports of the Off
GERS.
Mrs. B. Jane Russell, Department Presi-
dent, reported that her administration COM
menced with p corps and l 600 members,
and closes with q corps and 2,400 mem
bers.
During the year S2,157 had been ex-
pended in charity, and SO old soldiers have
been assisted. To Posts there has been
given $500. Seven corps have contributed
funds. Each corps has furnished room
in the new cottage at the Veterans Home
at cost of $35 for each room.
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Husband with pride)-"My love. I've
insured my life to-day, for ten thousand
pou-n Young wife" Just like the men.
AiwayS i9pk sf bsSe ls;ns
YOU were about il, 2 ~ ~ .'-'0
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ST. DAYID,S.
PURCHASE
SACRAMENTO CITY COUPONS

u,RE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
| Funded Debt sinking Fund of the city OF
Sacramento hereby give notice that they will
pay for coupons cut from Sacramento City
Bonds funded under the Acts of 1858 ard 1884
the following prices, to wit: Coupons of 1876
which were registered January l, 1876, SO Per
cent of the face value; fer other coupona Of 1876
and 1877, % cents; for coupons OF ls8 % cents;
of 1879. 81 cents: Of 1880, 70 cents; OF 1881, "a
cents; Of 1882 10 eeEss OF 1888, IS srts; of 1sS,
81 cents: Of 1883, 5s cents Of 1885, IS cents; Of
1887, 81 cents
address FUNDED Debt Commissioners. ssnra.
menso, California.
81. o. BEATTY
CaAs. 2, PARsoEs ]
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HOTELS AID RESTAURANTS
NOTICE

ESTAURAET AND HOTFLKEEPERS CAN
h, get good, reliable Kitchen and Dining,
room Help supplied by the Cooks and Walters
Union by applying at the International cigar
StoIe go x street between Third and Fourth.
GEO. L. RUHL, President.
EDWARD HoLvEs. Rec. Secretary. 4p
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TRANSFORMATION and Markets.

Cheap and rapid transportation is of the ut
most importance to those who are both producers
and consumers. 1t eheapens all that he buys
and enhances the price of ali he produces. The
"LANGFoRD COLONY" is most advantage
ously situated In this respect. 1t sbetween two
railroads that both connect with steamboats,
that run from the Sacramento and San Joaquin
points to the Golden Gate. This gives the cheap
est freight and passenger rates for the distance
this Coast. The markets for all kinds of pro-
ducts are good. The Capneries, Wineries and
Fruit Dealers take all the Fruit raised, at highly
remunerati7e prices. There is an unlimited
demand for all the Wine, Raisins, Figs, Prunes
Green. Dried and Canned Fruits that can be
grown. Dairy Products, Fowls, Eggs and Yege-
tables find ready sale. Every acre of this land
when in bearing Fruit Trees or Vines will net
s100 per acre. For further particulars apply 10
CHAS. r, PARSONS,
SACRAMENTO, CAL. If
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n. P, OSBORN'S
Wood and Coal Yard, No. 8o6 I street

WoOu aAU SSfai 1SIu, NO. QUO street,
Wy ELIza'eresi, SEATTLE, SCOTCH. sPIJN,r
w end lone c, is. Also Coke. Pire and Onk
| Charcoal, Pitch the and Pine Kindiirg: 4-foot
| Second-growth Oak and Stove Wood delivered
psomptly. TELEPHONE, No. 60
4p.f W. Z. OSBORN, Proprieto-
II '1gE SUPERIOR COURT. IN AND FOR
l the county OF Sacramento. In the STATE Of
| California. 70 the matter of the estate IF
| GEORGE RQWLEI, deceased. From the petition
of F II, RUssEI., administrator of the estate Of
! the aoove naneH fORGE ROWLEY. deceased
| this day presenite5o me, it appears that II IL
necessary to sellf " whole of the real and per.
sonai estate belOlying TO the deceased for tba
purpose OF peyilp the debts of the estate and
expenses, charge, and costs OF ADMINISTRATOR
II is, therefore, ordered that such petition he
fed, and that al persons interested in the es
tate appear oeior this Court on FRIDAY the
18th day OF MARCH, 1857, 1T 10 o'clock A. NJ. az
the courtroom # Department Two, and show
cause why an order should not be granted 10
said administrator 10 sell the whole OF said prom
erty and estste. And it is ordered further thar
q copy OF his CIDER be published for four sue
cessive weeks il the SACRAMENTO DAILY RECORD. I
t'SioS, anewsfaper published in said county of
sacrAr0ento.
Dsted his Oh day of February, 1887.
W. 9. VAN FLEET
Judge OF the Superior Court 4
FRzEiLas, Johnson d BATES, Attorneys for
Estate. fel0td
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HyHE INCREASING DEMANDS FOR TIE
l. treatment OF matters relating to Lands in
Northern and Central California, and the
methods of inducing settlement in those regions,
together with the calls for news space and the
consideration of great public questions, has for
some time crowded out of the WEEKLY
UNION" in part, the
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT.
Recognizing the high value of the subjects
proper to be classed in that Department, it has
been determined to give to the subscribers to
the WEEKLY UNION a paper devoted wholly
to such topics. To that end erery Subscriber 10 the
WEEKLY UNION' ,oiU RECEIVE, postpaid, and
iritto,u additional cost tohGtever, the BEST, MOST
REPRESENTA- TIVE. THORO UGH AND RELI-
ABLE 10 URNAL IN THE WORLD, desoted TO
Household and Domestic Economy.
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Lansford Colony!
Langford ColOnyl

NOW READY FOB SETTLEMENT.
Surveys. Plans, Pamphlets having been
comp eted, this valuable Land Is now
open 60 purchasers.
TIME ATTENTION OF ANY ONE CoNTEM-
i plating the purchase of home is particu-
larry called to the property. A visit to this
property will satisfy you that it is ell that it has
been represented to be.
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NAME.

*No evening hours Sundays.
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Raising Poppies in Florida,

We take pleasure in welcoming to the river
DR.. W. w. Winthrop, Of st. Paul, MINI.
This gentleman has Travelled widely, and il a
keen observer Of what he met with in his
travels. His primary object in coming to
this state is to encourage the growth of the
poppy and the manufacture of opium. His
experience in this branch of production is Of
fifteen years. standing, and he has grown the
poppy successfully in the East Indies, Persia,
Germany, France aud in the Levant, while
on the American continent he has expert
mented in Massachusetts,, New York, Illinois,
Iowa, Minnesota, Dakota and Florida. The
plant grows everywhere. but best of all in
Florida, producing larger bulbs and capsules.
The difficulty hitherto Of producing opium in
the United States successfully has been the
high wages paid to labor.
DR.. Winthrop has invented plan, how
ever, by which opium can be produced bore
better and cheaper than in India, where the
average wages are ten cents per day, and the
cultivation Is SO perfect by this method that
sixteen plants con be made to produce pound
OF opium The gentleman assures us that at
the present price of the drug q net revenue of
SI,ooo per acre is an exceedingly moderate
estimate Every orange grove can be laid
out between the trees with this plant, and the
demand for the same at good prices is illimit-
able An English syndicate of capitalists is
going into the cultivation of the poppy largely
on the Indian river, and DR.. Winthrop is
prospecting and perfectins the arrangements
of the company. The poppy will grow and
ripen every month in the year, and thus.
doubtless, another large source of wealth will
shortly be added to Indian river.-Tit:sville
Fla.) Star.
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YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.
EXERCISES FOR HEALTH AND FOR
FUN ON PARALLEL BARS.

How Boys and Girls Can Make Coal
Gas In tho Bowl Of Pipe. Like That
Buraed In the Streets aud Houses Of
Towns and Large Cities.
OF the many substances which are found In
the earth, none, perhaps, Is Of greater use to
nation than coal. Coal contains carbon,
for 1t burns and yields carbonic acid gas, by
combining with the oxygen Of the dir. Coal
Il substance Of vegetable origin, found
sometimes deep in the earth, and sometimes
at the surface. II you examine the roof and
walls of a coal pit, you will often see the cast
OF leaves and plants, which shows that plants
have been buried long ago deep in the earth,
and their substance has gone to form coal
From coal coal gas is manufactured, and
what remains after the gas has been ex-
tracted is called COKE Now you can make
some coal gas in a small way, in fact in
tobacco pipe, and 1t will be, in miniature, the
process used in towns and cities for manufac-
turing gas, only in the latter case large iron
retorts are employed in place Of the pipe.
The Farmer not only furnished the drawing
for our picture, but tells how to make the
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The MAld Reading Rishop Family.

The wonderful performances of Washing
ton Irving Bishop, the mind reader. have re-
called attention to the fact that Rev. James
M. Bishop, OF Green township, has q well
established reputation for his ability to locate
hidden streams of water, and in his early life
was many times called upon to tell his less
highly endowed neighboRs where wells should
be dug. 1t is said that he never failed to give
the proper location and to tell how many feet
of earth and how many of stone it would be
necessary to dig through. Rev. James M.
Bishop is of the same family as the great
mind reader, all the Bishops on this continent
being descended from one branch of the
family The Bishop family was originally
from the German states Of Europe Then a
portion of the family emigrated to France,
where they received the name of L'Eveque.
Going thence to England it was changed to
Levick. The branch which settled in the
United States retained the name Bishop
Chambersburg Valley Spirit.
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GOES TRUCK FARMING" PAW
What . New York Gardener Says About
It.Rates Of neMt.

What . New York Gardener Says Abous
It-Rates Of Aent.
Finding the farmer willing to talk, the re'
porter put the question: "Does truck farming
payr
'For the amount of capital invested" was
the reply, lit pays we'll. even better than
most people suppose. We can raise vege'
tables and salads at all seasons Of the year
and receive cash when we market our truck.
To do tptop garden ought to contain from
five to eight acres, but a neighbor of mine
cleared 5000 last year OF Of two acres, q
third OF which Is covered with glass By
glass l mean hot beds. This Is the best pay
ing part of the work, as 1t Is by the use Of
hot beds that we are enabled to work the
year round. About 100 glass frames, Sx6 feet
In size, can be placed on city lot, with
plenty OF space to pass between the rows.
There are sixteen city lots ON an acre. Inc
space under single frame can be worked SO
as to pay profit Of 50 clear OF all expense OF
rent, labor and marketing Figure this up
and you will see how easily my neighbor
could have made his s4,OOO. 1t requires con-
slant labor, especially in the winter, when We
have to cover up our beds with mats or nay
to protect the plants from frost. But three
men would I've help enough to care for an
acre of glass properly.
ooh, yes" he continued, "there is some stuff
that we have considerable trouble in raising.
For instance, we haven't been able to get
good spinach in several years. This is owing
to the fact that since the cows were driven
out Of the city we have had to depend OH
horse manure for fertilizng purposes, which
we obtain in large quantities from the brew
cries. This is excellent on wet land and for
forcing plants in hotbeds, bat it is too coarse
and dry for general field use. Worked over
for a couple of years into compost 1t is
nearly as good as COW manure. The latter we
consider the best natural fertilizer we can
use, and prefer it even to guano, which is
largely adulterated. 1t is stronger, and re-
tains its strength the longest, keeping the soil
moist and cool.
"Rentl Rent is all the way from nothing
up to IS per city lot for year. This makes
$50 an acre. about ten times what ordinary
farms rent for After the owner gives notice
that he wants his land for building purposes
we pay no rent; then he can take possession
in thirty days. If we paid he would have to
wait a year. That gardener across the way |
has paid no rent for two years.
Another gardener said he had worked his
ten acre farm for twenty-eight years, but did
not expect to stay on the place more than five |
years longer, there was so much building 60
ing on. He believed he would live to see the |
time when the gardeners would be driven en-
tirely out of the city.-New York Sun.
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THE CURIOSITY SHOP.
Simple Facts that May De Of Interest ia
tho Million.

Simple Facts that May Be Of Interest ia
tho Million.
Tho System Of watches common to the naval
AMI merchant marine Of many countries,
especially on American, English and German
vessels, consists In dividing tho day into
watches Of four hours each, and dividing the
crew into the starboard or port watches, each
taking alternately four hours watch.
The time Of each watch Ia told of on the
ships bell at intervals of half an hour.
Half past 10, half past 4 and half past 8, day
and night. are indicated by one tap Of the
bell; two bells mean l, 8 and o'clock, and so
ON to eight bells, which mean 4, 8 and ~.
The bells are sounded by twos; thus, five bells
will be two strokes near together, then two
other strokes, then one stroke. Eight bells
are struck by four doublets
The dreaded "midwatch"is from midnight
to 4 o'clock In the morning. To avoid this
watch always falling to the same division Of
men the watch from to s In the evening is
sometimes cut in two at Q o'clock; the watch
coming on at serving only till Q, instead Of
s, and the watch following coming on at 9
and serving till s. Then the watch which
went Off at 6 comes on again at 6. This
shifts the scheme every twenty-four hours.
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Portraits In "Endymion."


The following is key to the characters In
Disraelis novel "Endymion." 1t was pre-.
pared by L. j. Jennings, Of The New York
World: Endymion Ferrars, the author; Myra
Ferrars, Eugene, empress of the French;
Prince Florestan, traits Of Louis Napoleon,
outlined with the career Of Alfonso OF Spain
Aggrippina, Queen Hortense, mother of Louis
Napoleon (allusion is also made to Queen Isa-
bella III; Zenobia, Ladies Jersey and Holland;
Baron Sergins, Baron Brunnow; Nigel PEN
inddock. Cardinal Manning land at times
Cardinal Wiseman); Job Thornberry,
Richard Gordon; Sidney Wilton, Lord
Herbert of Lea: Lord Rochampton,
Lord Palmerston; Lord Mon&fort,
Earl Of Dudley, Lords Ellington and
Melbourne combined; Mr.. Neichatel, Baron
Lionel Rothschild; Adriana, Lady Burlett-
Coutts; Berengaria lady Montfort), Hon.
Mrs. Norton; Lord Rawchester, Earl Gran
vile; Earl Of Beaumari., the late Earl Of
Derby; Mr.. Fenass tho grandfather, Right
Hon. George Rose, follower and confidential
assistant Of Pitt; George Waldershare, George
Smythe; Mr.. Jerrocks, Mr. Miner Gibson;
Hortensius, Sir W. Vernon Harcourt; Mr..
Bette Tremaine, Moneton Mines, Mr.. st.
Barbe, W. M. Thackeray; Mr.. Gushy, Charles
Dickens; Vigo, the tailor; Poole. the tailor;
Count Ferrol, Prince Bismarck; Dr. Comely,
"Soapy Sam" Wilburforce: Topsy Turvy,
Vanity Fair; Scaramouch, Punch.
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Artificial Leather Made of Cotton.

Artificial leather is now made by French
invention of a cotton fiber, the warp threads
of which arc very slightly twisted and the
welt threads of which are finer than usual.
This fabric is seirated on both sides, and I'M
mersed in a preparation consisting of decoc-
ton of lilseed, rabbit skin glue, linseed OF!
and colorng matter. When the fabric is i'm
pregnated with this preparation it is stretched
upon polished zinc plate. laid upon steam
heated hot plate, the drying being continued
until the aqueous portion is entirely evap-
GRATED. It is claimed that this artificial
leather is an excellent imitation of the real
thing.
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The Moon on the Horizon.

The flattened appearance of the full moon
on the eastern horizon is due to refraction.
The nearer the earth the denser the atmos-
pl,ere. The denser the atmosphere the
greater its power Of refraction. Water being
denser than air, causes any object to be
placed in it, an oar for instance, to be re-
fracted; i. e., it appears to be broken and
bent. Now, when the moon is on the horizon
its lower portion is seen through denser at.
mosphere than the upper portion, both be-
cause the atmosphere is denser at the surface
of the earth and because in looking horizon
tally we look through a thicker stratum Of
atmosphere than when we look up. Conse-
quently the lower portion of the moon is re-
fracted Or lifted up toward the upper portion.
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A Singular Picture.

Over the rotunda in the Capitol at Wash.
ington is large painting representing the
Goddess Of Liberty on an eagle driving q
number of figures before her. The faces Of
some Of the figures, which are flying from
Libertys uplifted sword, bear resemblance
to Confederate leaders: jefferson Davis,
Alexander II. Stephens and Stonewall Jack
son. There are also alleged portraits Of Lee
and John G. Breckenridge. The picture was
painted after the collapse Of the southern
Confederacy by an Italian artist, Bermidi,
who began the historical fresco which en-
circles the rotunda, and about half completed
it when he died. The picture has been pro-
nounced daub; and the further we pass
from the bitterness Of the period Of its paint
permitted to stand.
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Nasal HemOrrhage.

For persistent bleeding at the nose Profess
sor John Chiere, of Edinburgh, advises grasp
ing the nose firmly with the finger and thumb,
SO as to completely prevent the air from pass
ing through the cavity in the act of breathing.
If thoroughly tried, this simple means usually
arrests the bleeding by allowing clot of
blood to form OH the ruptured blood vessel
The finger and thumb must exercise consid-
cradle pressure and, when removed, the pa
tient must avoid blowing the nose for some
time. Otherwise the clot may become dis
lodged and the hemorrhage recommence.
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To Clean Watch Cases.

Very dirty or oxidized silver or gold watch
cases can lie restored, according to The
jewelers. Circular, by brushing them with
brush and little rouge and oil. The case is
afterward cleaned with another brush and a
little (best is lukewarm) water and soap, and
finally laid in alcohol to remove all traces of
tho soap. The case, otter being taken from
this bath, is dried with a clean rag. 1t is evil
dent that the movement, and. il possible, also
the case springs, have been taken out. Clean,
dry sawdust may be used in place of alcohol;
leave the case in them until thoroughly dry.
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James smithson's Bequest.

The Smithsonian institution at Washington
received its name from James Smithson, an
English physicist, who bequeathed 5000, 900 to
a nephew, with the provision that if the
nephew left no heirs it was to go toward Is.
tablishing an institute Of learning at Wash
ington. In 1885 the nephew died, and in 1888
the Hon. Richard Bush. who took charge Of the
matter In England. deposited in the United
States mint s515, 100, the proceeds Of the be.
quest. The interest from 1883 to 1s46,
amounting to s242, 129. as directed by the
will, was used for the erection of buildings
and incidental expenses. All future expenses
must be met from accruing interest and not
from the principal. The fund is lent perpet.
ually to the treasury Of the United States,
with interest at per cent, payable semi an.
nually,
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Curious Anthropological Discovery.

Curious AnthrOpological Discovery.
Professor Marazta announces from Spain a
curious anthropological discovery. In the
valley of Rebas, at the end of the eastern
Pyrenees, says the professor, there exists a
somewhat numerous group Of people, called
Nanos, or dwarfs, by the other inhabitants
They are less than four feet tall, are quite
well built, with small hands and feet, and are
given an exaggerated appearance of robust
ness by broad hips and shoulders. All have
red hair. The face is as broad as long, with
high cheek bones, strongly developed jaws
and fiat nose. The eyes are somewhat OBJ
lique, like those of Tartars and Chinese. A
few struggling hairs take the place Of beard.
The skin is pale and fabby. Men and women
are much alike in appearance. They are with
out education and, being ridiculed by the
other inhabitants, live by themselves and
continue to reproduce their peculiarities by
intermarriage among themselves
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A small fiat rod of the substance to be ex-
amined, about one foot in LENGTH is laid upon
two blocks A weight is placed upon one end
to keep it from moving, and the opposite end
rests upon fine sewing needle laid at right
angles to the bar To'one end Of the needle
is attached pointer consisting of stiff straw
eight or nine inches long, which moves in
front of screen Of white cardboard at
tached to the block. One or two shot, held in
the. short end Of the straw with little sealing
wax, serve to balance the longer and heavier
end.
When the rod is heated by a lamp flame the
free end, as it expands, moves forward upon
the needle and rolls 1t around, its movement
being shown by the motion Of the pointer.
Even the slight expansion of slip Of glass is
thus easily rendered evident to q class. By
placing two bars Of different materials each
provided with its own pointer, side by side,
and heating them with the same flame, the
difference in the rate of expansion is plainly
shown. In such case it is, Of course, neces-
sary to have each bar rest upon the same
sized needles.
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